Hey you guys. Welcome to the blog where I talk about the present.
So, as you know, this past weekend was Mother’s Day weekend. Sunday was Mother’s Day. I was reminded that I had a great mom. She was a force of nature. She’d come into some pretty rough stuff as well as (as part of) raising me. She helped me get through therapy. You know, this whole brain injury thing. You know, as a matter of fact, I’m gonna dedicate this blog to her. She was a great mom. My sister’s also a great mom. My friend here, whose writing this for me, is also a great mom. As a matter of fact, let’s dedicate this blog to all the great moms out there.
Now, going back to the brain injury thing, I used to say this to my mom, “Oh man, why is this happening to me? Why can’t I do this, or why can’t I do that?” Now, she’d reply with something that still resonates with me to this day. She said, “Well…I don’t know why this has happened to you, but don’t think about what you can’t do. Think about what you can do. You’re lucky you’re still alive.” And that’s true. I remind myself that I’m pretty lucky. There’s a lot more people out there less fortunate than me. I’m lucky I made it so far.
Now I’m gonna be a mom right now. There’s two words that will get you far in life, and those words are PLEASE and THANK YOU. As a matter of fact, there’s one other word that will get you far in life and that’s PROMISE. I say this because my mom made me promise I’ll never tell you a story I have from a certain photoshoot I worked on in the late 80’s. Therefore, I’m not gonna tell you. How’s that for a cliffhanger?
Love, B. Nice
